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GAR GDUPLING LINK, N0. 321,47`3 Patented July 7, 1885.

UNITED STATES ParrnNfr Ormea.,

RUBEN B. AYBES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAR-COUPLING LINK..

SPECTFTCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,473, dated July '7, 1885.

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Beit known that I, RUBEN B. AYREs, ofthe city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have made a certain new and useful Improvement in Car- Links, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in Which- Figure l is a top view showing cable coiled in link form; Fig. 2, a top View of link with bearing clamps or covering in place; Fig. 3, a transverse vertical section on line 3 3 ot' Fig. 2; Fig. el, a transverse vertical section on line 4 i of Fig. 3.

By reference to the drawings, A represents the core of my improved link, and B the clamps or covering of the same.

Heretofore car-linkshave been made of cast or Wrought iron, and, being subjected to the heavy strains, rough usage, and action of the weather incident to their use, frequently snap, at times resulting in loss of life or property.

The object of my invention is to construct a car-link in such a manner as to reduce the danger of a sudden parting to the minimum, and to that end I construct my link of a core of Wire rope, A, enveloping the core entirely, or, preferably, at the bearingpoints, with a metal covering or clamps, B.

In the manufacture of my link sections of Wire rope are cut to the desired length, and these sections are bent into link shape and spliced together at the ends, thus forming what I designate as core A A band ofnietal, B, is then welded over entire core; or, preferably, bands ot' metal, forming clamps, are welded about core A at bearing-points of link, as shown in Fig. 2.

The advantages of my improvement are: a much stronger and more lasting link is made, and one that is protected at its bearing-points `from Wear.

I claiml. Asau improved article of manufacture, a cardini; having a Wire-rope core and a covering ot metal Welded to said core, substantially as described.

2. In a car-li1ik,tl1e combination ofthe wirerope core A and bearingclamp B B,Welded to said core, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have atxcd my signature, in presence of two Witnesses, this Sth day of November, 1884.

RUBEN B. AYRES.

W'tneSSeS:

J. L. HORNsnY, FERNANDO SAUTER. 

